131-454 Art, Family & Politics: The Renaissance

Formally available as 131-092. Students who have completed 131-092 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. This is an advanced seminar.

Usually admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth-year honours in history or gender studies.

The family was the nucleus of Florentine social life throughout the Renaissance and the bond between family members was central to the city's social and political structures. This subject examines these structures in detail; the ways in which they impinged upon each other and were manifested in the city's artistic and cultural life. In addition, the subject tackles attitudes to social groups that did not conform to the established 'norm', such as prostitutes and homosexuals. On completion of the subject students should understand the relationship of the family to the artistic, political and social framework of Renaissance Florence.

Written work totalling 5000 words.

A subject reader will be available.